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Nathan Lambert quote, Sep 9, 2026

Author, Interconnects · Sep 9, 2026 · Post, When will average people feel AI's impact?

If given 100 years to diffuse into society, its impacts will certainly become much more obvious, like the industrial revolutions of centuries past.

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